Culture in the American Southwest The Earth, the Sky, the People |
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| Author:
| Bryant, Keith L. |
| Series title: | Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62349-207-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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As Anglo Americans moved into the territories of the greater Southwest, they brought with them a desire to reestablish the highest culture of their former homes: opera, painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature. But their inherited way of life was challenged and reshaped by Native American and Hispanic peoples, and a new, vibrant cultural life resulted. From Houston to Los Angeles, from Tulsa to Tucson, Keith L. Bryant, Jr., traces the development of "high culture" in the...
More DescriptionAs Anglo Americans moved into the territories of the greater Southwest, they brought with them a desire to reestablish the highest culture of their former homes: opera, painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature. But their inherited way of life was challenged and reshaped by Native American and Hispanic peoples, and a new, vibrant cultural life resulted. From Houston to Los Angeles, from Tulsa to Tucson, Keith L. Bryant, Jr., traces the development of "high culture" in the Southwest.